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Was the Qur'an Revealed according to Seven Harfs?

synopsis: Presentation of the traditions about the revelation of the Qur'an according to seven harfs; a refutation of these traditions; the lack of any reference to a rational meaning of the revelation of the Qur'an in seven harfs; the ten interpretations mentioned for the seven harfs; explanation of the incorrectness of these interpretations.

The Qur'an Oaths: Farahi's Interpretation

Many of the early Qur'anic surahs contain oaths, typical of which are the oaths sworn by the sun and the moon, day and night, and light and darkness.

The Qur'an Story of Joseph: Plot, Themes, and Characters

For its sheer readability, the Qur'anic story of Joseph, told in S. 12, is perhaps unsurpassed in the whole of the Qur'an. The less than one hundred verses of the narrative [1] telescope many years, present an amazing variety of scenes and characters in a tightly-knit plot, and offer a dramatic illustration of some of the fundamental themes of the Qur'an. The present article, as the title indicates, is a study of selected aspects of the sura. The study is mainly literary in character. As such it will not deal with that part of the sura (the concluding part, chiefly) in which the Qur'an seeks to apply the story to the Meccan situation of Muhammad's time.[2] I have thus limited the scope of this inquiry in order to bring into relief, with reference to S. 12, a sorely neglected aspect of the Qur'an, namely, the literary aspect. It is not necessary to reproduce the story in detail or in outline any of the well-known translations of the Qur'an can be used for purposes of reference.

'Holy Quran, a panacea for existing problems'

Iranian cleric Hojjatol Islam Val Moslemin Mohammad Javad Ali Akbari, in a religious gathering, held Holy Quran teachings as a panacea for the standing problems and setbacks Muslim nations are wrestling with.

THE QUR'ANIC ETYMOLOGIES OF "NAZARENE" AND "GOSPEL" AND THEIR HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS

The Qur’an and the New Testament agree on a number of issues regarding Jesus Christ. Both books, for instance, stress that Jesus, who is called “‘Īsā” in the Qur’an, was conceived miraculously by his mother Mary. He had no father. This is what the Qur’an says about the miraculous birth of ‘īsā:

The Demand of the Qur'an for a Direct Confrontation

The Noble Qur'an was revealed in the Arabic language, one of the richest languages in the world from the point of view of firmness of structure and abundance of vocabulary.

What Is The Challenge Of The Qur'an

This article is devoted to deal with one aspect of the Qur'anic challenge of produce a surah like it. What is meant by surah like it with respect to the Arabic prose and poetry?

Between Grammar and Rhetoric (Balâghah): A Look at Qur'ân 2:217

The Qur'anic verse 2:217 raises a problem which has been exercising the minds of Muslim scholars.

Collection and Transmission of the Qur’an

The Qur’an we have with us today is the very one – word for word -- which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (sws).

I'jaz, Grammarians & Jews

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